Wheat Free Hot Spiced Cranberry Drink
Warm, deeply spiced, and impossibly fragrant, this mulled cranberry drink is the kind of thing that makes a cold evening feel like a celebration. Pure cranberry juice simmers low and slow with cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, and strips of fresh orange peel until the whole kitchen smells like a holiday. Maple syrup steps in as the sweetener, letting you dial the sweetness up or down to your exact taste — no refined sugar, no guesswork. Because every ingredient here is naturally free of wheat and gluten-containing grains, there's nothing to swap or scrutinize on a label. Hot drinks can be a surprisingly tricky category when you're avoiding wheat, since some spiced mixes and flavored syrups sneak in unexpected additives, but this one is built entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients. Strain it into your favorite mug, tuck in a cinnamon stick, and let it do its thing.
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6 servings
- 4 cups cranberry juice (100% juice, no added sweeteners)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 whole cloves
- 4 whole allspice berries
- 3 strips orange peel (about 3 inches each, pith removed)
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
For serving
- orange slices, for serving (optional)
- cinnamon sticks, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cranberry juice, water, maple syrup, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel strips, and ground ginger in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- 2
Heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture just begins to steam and small bubbles form around the edges, about 8–10 minutes. Do not bring to a full boil.
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